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Attacks on Employees Ramp Up Before Holidays
Attacks on Employees Ramp Up Before Holidays

Pittsburgh, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Attacks on employees at work continue as the year draws to a close, with a number of incidents across the country.  In Pittsburgh, a fast food worker is recovering after being […]
Air Industry Facing Continued Threats as Peak Holiday Travel Period Arrives
Air Industry Facing Continued Threats as Peak Holiday Travel Period Arrives

Houston, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – Airlines and air industry employees continue to face threats as the busiest periods of the holiday travel season nears. Since 2021, the airline industry has seen a rash of threatening and/or […]
Mangione Extradited to New York, Possible Copycat Killing in Michigan
Mangione Extradited to New York, Possible Copycat Killing in Michigan

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was extradited to Manhattan on Monday to face charges on murder and terrorism. A spokeswoman for the Manhattan district […]
Senate Investigation Finds that Amazon Manipulated Injury Data
Senate Investigation Finds that Amazon Manipulated Injury Data

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – An investigation into Amazon led by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) found that the company manipulated workplace injury reports by discouraging workers from seeking outside medical care. Additionally, the Congressional investigation found that […]
Construction Worker Stabbed in Cincinnati Among Other Incidents Nationwide
Construction Worker Stabbed in Cincinnati Among Other Incidents Nationwide

Cincinnati, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police in Cincinnati have arrested a man they said stabbed a construction worker in November. According to video of the attack from a nearby house, the suspect in the attack approached […]
Teacher Among Dead in Latest High School Shooting
Teacher Among Dead in Latest High School Shooting

Madison, WI (WorkersCompensation.com) – A teacher was killed, in the latest high school shooting, this one at a Christian school in Madison, Wis. Officials said one teacher and one student died during the shooting, as […]
Grocery Worker in Japan Injured in Supermarket Bear Attack
Grocery Worker in Japan Injured in Supermarket Bear Attack

Can You Believe It? Akita, Japan (WorkersCompensation.com) – A supermarket employee is recovering after being attacked by a bear that walked into his store. Officials said the 47-year-old man was taken to the hospital with […]
Washington State Moves to Protect Adult Entertainment Workers
Washington State Moves to Protect Adult Entertainment Workers

Tumwater, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) announced this week it has put rules in place to make workplaces safer for adult workers. The rules that go into effect […]